How would you invite to open-mindness / introspection

[Gabith]

Hi, what sentences/dialogue would you use to invite someone who's "average" to open his/her mind to look inside ?

[Terell Kirby]

When someone expresses an opinion, just ask "can you tell me how you came to that conclusion?"

Keep asking it over and over until you get to the bottom of their epistemology and worldview .. then they might be able to see as just that .. a partial worldview, not absolute Truth.

[Osaid]

You ask questions, instead of making absolutist statements. You can also poke at holes in their logic, but in a subtle way.

If someone says Christianity is only truth, depending on how sensitive they are to criticism, you might be able to say something like "Yeah but you know sometimes I'm doubtful that Christianity might be the ultimate truth, cause of these reasons (list of reasons), but that's just me, I don't know about you. How can you develop so much faith in it?" There is a high chance that they are actually currently contemplating those reasons you list, and have simply pushed them under the rug. This will bring those reasons back to the foreground, and actually make them empathize and listen more closely to where you're coming from, since it is stuff they themselves have probably inevitably contemplated. You wanna be as open-minded and non-assumptive as possible when conversating with them, that will make them feel more comfortable talking with you and giving you reasons. You gotta be genuine.

They might answer with a proper retort. You don't have to prove them wrong in that moment, you just need to plant seeds in their mind. They might say something like "Oh because I've seen it for myself". You can just answer "Oh ok, cause you've seen it for yourself. Interesting". That's all you have to do. After the conversation they will most likely be contemplating everything you said anyways, you don't need to keep pushing it or prolong the conversation.

But yeah, overall, you need to ask them high quality questions. Questions they are willing to contemplate, questions that are relatable to them. Also you can be intuitive with it, pay attention to their emotional state during the conversation.

Edited March 30, 2022 by Osaid

[gettoefl]

i think it needs faith / trust ... you have to realize the kingdom the treasure the birthright is within and outside is make-believe

how do you get faith? look at someone you admire and see what is working for them and emulate it

Edited March 31, 2022 by gettoefl

[itachi uchiha]

u cannot do anything. the average guy need to go through some tragedy to wake up

[flyingguitarist]

"How do you know this.. (judgment, belief,conclusions)?"

What does that mean ?

How can this be interpreted in another way?what's another way to look at it?

Guide them to some scenario make sure that it's not too farfetched but something closer to their existing beliefs 

 

[ZzzleepingBear]

If what you believe, is true for you. Would it then be fair to say. That what is true, is what you believe?